CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures rise on higher oil prices

March 26 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday, as oil prices rose with OPEC-led supply cuts and expectations of lower U.S. inventories countering concerns about global economic growth.

The American Petroleum Institute is scheduled to release this week's first crude supply report, which is expected to show that U.S. inventories have fallen by 2.4 million barrels in what would be a third consecutive weekly decline.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.41 percent at 7:05 a.m. ET.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX closed down 23.47 points, or 0.15 percent, at 16,065.86 on Monday.

Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up 0.56 percent at 7:05 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were up 0.53 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were up 0.52 percent.

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